Seabird Tissue Archival and Monitoring Project (STAMP) Data from 1999-2010

The multi-entity, long-term Seabird Tissue Archival and Monitoring Project (STAMP) has collected eggs from various avian species throughout the North Pacifc Ocean for over 20 years to create a geospatial and temporal record of environmental conditions. Over 2,500 samples are currently archived at the NIST Biorepository at Hollings Marine Laboratory in Charleston, South Carolina. Longitudinal monitoring efforts of this nature provide invaluable data for assessment of both wildlife and human exposures as these species often consume prey (e.g., fish) similar to, and from sources (e.g., oceanic) comparable to, human populations nearby. In some areas, seabird eggs also comprise a signifcant part of subsistence diets providing nutrition for indigenous peoples. Chemometric profles and related health implications are known to differ across species. Eggs, however, can be diffcult to assign to a species unless the bird is observed on the nest from which the sample was collected due to similar appearance within a genus and sympatric nesting behavior. This represents a large point of uncertainty for both wildlife managers and exposure researchers alike.

Draft Genome Sequences of Two Pseudoalteromonas porphyrae Strains Isolated from Seagrass Sediment

Here, we present the draft genome sequences of Pseudoalteromonas porphyrae UCD-SED9 and UCD-SED14 (phylum Proteobacteria ). These strains were isolated from sediment surrounding the roots of the seagrass, Zostera marina , collected near the UC, Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory (Bodega Bay, California). The assemblies contain 4,847,456 bp and 4,817,752 bp, respectively.

Draft Genome Sequences of TwoVibrio splendidusStrains, Isolated from Seagrass Sediment

Here, we present the draft genome sequences ofVibrio splendidusUCD-SED7 and UCD-SED10 (phylumProteobacteria). These strains were isolated from sediment surroundingZostera marinaroots near the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory (Bodega, Bay, California). These assemblies contain 5,334,236 bp and 5,904,824 bp, respectively.

Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus vietnamensis Strain UCD-SED5 (Phylum Firmicutes )

Here, we present the draft genome sequence of Bacillus vietnamensis UCD-SED5 (phylum Firmicutes ). This strain was isolated from sediment surrounding Zostera marina roots near the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory (Bodega Bay, California) and represents the second genome of this species. The assembly consists of 4,325,707 bp, in 108 contigs.

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Mesh Independency Technique for a Propeller Characteristics in Open Water Condition

This paper numerically investigated mesh refinement method in order to obtain a mesh independent solution for a marine propeller working in open water condition.Marine propeller blade geometries, especially of LNG carriers, are very complicated and determining the hydrodynamic performance of these propellers using experimental work is very expensive, time consuming and has many difficulties in calibration of marine laboratory facilities. The present research workhas focused on the hydrodynamic propeller coefficients of a LNG carrier Tanaga class such as Kt, Kq and η, with respect to the different advance coefficient (j). Finally, the results of numerical simulation in different mesh density that have been calculated based on RANS (Reynolds Averaged Navier Stocks) equations, were compared with existing experimental results, followed by analysis and discussion sections. As a result the maximum hydrodynamic propeller efficiency occurred when j=0.84.